Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist greets former Florida Education Commissioner Betty Castor at the Pinellas/Hillsborough Kennedy King Dinner at the Tampa Convention Center Saturday, May 11, 2013. Crist was the keynote speaker at the event.

PolitiFact Florida

After voting for a ban, Charlie Crist now backs gay marriage

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High school senior, Nicole Muxo, received a surprise when Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade arrived at her prom on Friday, May 17.

A PROM NIGHT TO REMEMBER

Dwyane Wade surprises Miami teen at prom

Persistence paid off for an Archbishop Coleman Carroll senior. She asked (and asked) and ultimately received Dwyane Wade as her prom date.

In this photo taken Monday, May 6, 2013, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., arrives at the Senate chamber for a vote, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

POLITICS

Marco Rubio blames President Obama for latest scandals

Rubio mesmerized hundreds in Tampa with a familiar speech that resonated more strongly than ever amid the latest Obama administration scandals. 1368969147

Det. Eutimio Cepero stands before cameraman from A&E's popular "The First 48" show.

REALITY TV

Miami police parts ways with popular “First 48” cable show

The popular television show has helped solve Miami homicides, but critics say the cameras can be a distraction to investigators and the show seems to focus more on African-American communities. 1368973327 Photo Gallery Available

Empty chairs reserved for local public officials are empty as Citizens holds a rate hearing workshop at JW Marriott on Brickell in Miami, Florida on Monday July 16, 2012.

Insurance

Citizens offers cheaper rate option with no fanfare

Homeowners could save up to 70 percent on their insurance premium with a new policy offering from Citizens, but only 47 people have signed up for the cheaper coverage.

Bruce Rich is the plaintiff in a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Corrections that would require kosher food for Jewish inmates who want it. He was sentenced to life in prision in 1999 for killing his parents in North Miami Beach.

FLORIDA PRISONS

Kosher prison food lawsuit goes forward

A Miami-Dade man serving life for killing his parents is leading the fight for kosher food in Florida prisons Photo Gallery Available

The private aircraft in dispute is a Bombardier Challenger 604 jet, which is similar to this model.

Miami Beach

Jet-set Miami developers entangled in legal drama over private jet

For sale: a $12.6 million Bombardier Challenger jet presumably grounded at the Opa-locka Airport. 1368966745 Photo Gallery Available

Undated photo of Ana Alliegro with David Rivera posted May 19, 2012, to the online photo-sharing service Instagram by username "anitasolalliegro." Anitasolalliegro's caption on the photo reads, "Congressman Rivera and I."

Notoriety follows Rivera pal in Nicaragua

Ana Alliegro, the Miami woman at the center of the federal corruption investigation involving former congressman David Rivera, is living in a small town outside of Managua. Photo Gallery Available

Hialeah

High-profile cop problems hit Hialeah Police Department

One cop was arrested and claims his girlfriend’s pimps set him up. Another officer was charged with gun trafficking while a third was in an accident that killed a Miami Dade College student. 1368973614

An aerial view of one of the oil pads operated by Breitburn in the Raccoon Point field in the Big Cypress National Preserve, an area just west of the Broward County line. The drilling rig, at left, is only in place when wells are initially drilled. A service rig, at right, is periodically used to replace well pumps and other gear.

ENERGY

Oil industry eyes South Florida again

Fueled by rising oil prices and new technology, the oil industry is planning to expand exploration and drilling across a huge swath of Southwest Florida. Photo Gallery Available

Child Welfare

The Miami-Dade mother accused of leaving her child to die in a hot car will remain in jail pending trial

Declaring it was necessary to “protect the safety of the community” and the “integrity of the [court] system,” a judge ordered a western Miami-Dade woman to remain in jail, at least for now, while she awaits trial on charges she killed her infant son by leaving him to bake in a hot car.

SKorea says NKorea fires 3 short-range missiles

North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions. Photo Gallery Available

Jackson Health System has enough money to pay its bills, administrators said this week in declaring Miami-Dade’s safety net hospitals financially solvent for the first time in five years.

Healthcare

Jackson Health System solvent for first time in five years

For the first time in five years, Jackson Health System is solvent, administrators say, but many financial challenges remain for Miami-Dade’s public hospitals.

Karla Hernandez-Matz, the newly sworn in Secretary Treasurer of the United Teachers of Dade is the first to hug, Fedrick Ingram, after he was sworn in Thursday evening, May 16, 2013, as the new president of the United Teachers of Dade.

Miami-Dade Schools

New teachers union boss rose from poverty to president

Fedrick Ingram grew up in the inner city, became Miami-Dade’s teacher of the year and rose to become president of the United Teachers of Dade. Photo Gallery Available

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BROWARD

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